Merge pull request #6002 from BOINC/dpa_release_notes

client: on version change, show notice with link to release notes
BOINC · Jan 10, 2025 · 627e344 · 627e344
2 parents 2bfad49 + 3646b0f
commit 627e344
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/client/client_state.cpp b/client/client_state.cpp
@@ -422,12 +422,13 @@ bool CLIENT_STATE::is_new_client() {
         || (core_client_version.minor != old_minor_version)
         || (core_client_version.release != old_release)
     ) {
-        msg_printf(NULL, MSG_INFO,
-            "Version change (%d.%d.%d -> %d.%d.%d)",
+        msg_printf_notice(0, true, 0,
+            "The BOINC client version has changed from %d.%d.%d to %d.%d.%d.<br>To see what's new, view the <a href=%s>Client release notes</a>.",
             old_major_version, old_minor_version, old_release,
             core_client_version.major,
             core_client_version.minor,
-            core_client_version.release
+            core_client_version.release,
+            "https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/Client-release-notes"
         );
         new_client = true;
     }